Bowling Over the Order of Operations

Description:

After learning how to solve equations using the order of operations, students will use their skills to create equations that will "knock down bowling pins".

Education Levels:

3, 4, 5

Subject:

Number Sense, Arithmetic

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Mathematics (1996)

Strand A: Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations

Standard 3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.

Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions, and percents, including the appropriate application of the algebraic order of operations.

Eighth
2. solves real-world problems involving integers, ratios, proportions, numbers expressed as percents, decimals, and fractions in two- or three-step problems

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Social Studies (1999)

Strand C: Government and the Citizen [Civics and Government]

Standard 2: The student understands the role of the citizen in American democracy.

Benchmark SS.C.2.2.3: The student knows that a citizen is a legally recognized member of the United States who has certain rights and privileges and certain responsibilities (e.g., privileges such as the right to vote and hold public office and responsibilities such as respecting the law, voting, paying taxes, and serving on juries).

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Mathematics (1996)

Strand A: Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations

Standard 3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.

Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions, and percents, including the appropriate application of the algebraic order of operations.

Seventh
3. solves real-world problems invloving percents (for example, discounts, simple interest, taxes, tips)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Mathematics (1996)

Strand A: Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations

Standard 3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.

Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions, and percents, including the appropriate application of the algebraic order of operations.

Eighth
1. knows the appropriate operations to solve real-world problems involving integers, ratios, rates, proportions, numbers expressed as percents, decimals, and fractions

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Mathematics (1996)

Strand A: Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations

Standard 3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.

Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions, and percents, including the appropriate application of the algebraic order of operations.

Sixth
2. solves real-world problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and common percents using one or two-step problems

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